Kathy Bates

1948 (78) • Acting

Born: 6/28/1948 (78) in Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Known for: Acting

Kathy Bates

Kathleen Doyle Bates (born June 28, 1948) is an American actress and director. She has been the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards.

Known For

Titanic

79%

Molly Brown

1997

The Big Bang Theory

79%

Mrs. Fowler

2007

Midnight in Paris

75%

Gertrude Stein

2011

American Horror Story

81%

Ethel Darling / Delphine LaLaurie / Iris / Agnes Mary Winstead / Miriam Mead / Delphine LaLaurie

2011

The Office

86%

Jo Bennett

2005

Bee Movie

61%

Janet Benson (voice)

2007

Misery

78%

Annie Wilkes

1990

Revolutionary Road

70%

Mrs. Helen Givings

2008

Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life

Self

2025

Matlock

70%

Madeline 'Matty' Matlock

2024

Matlock

70%

Executive Producer

2024

The Great Lillian Hall

70%

Edith Wilson

2024

The Great Lillian Hall

70%

Executive Producer

2024

A Family Affair

58%

Leila Ford

2024

Summer Camp

54%

Ginny Moon

2024

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

29%

Self

2023

Titanic: Stories from the Heart

70%

Self (archive footage)

2023

The Miracle Club

63%

Eileen Dunne

2023

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

71%

Sylvia Simon

2023

The Jennifer Hudson Show

56%

Self

2022

Home

67%

Bernadette

2021

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

47%

Self (archive footage)

2021

Richard Jewell

74%

Bobi Jewell

2019

The Highwaymen

68%

Ma Ferguson

2019

The Death & Life of John F. Donovan

69%

Barbara Haggermaker

2019

On the Basis of Sex

73%

Dorothy Kenyon

2018

Krystal

51%

Vera

2018

Disjointed

62%

Ruth

2017

FEUD

76%

Joan Blondell

2017

Bad Santa 2

54%

Sunny Soke

2016

Complete Unknown

52%

Nina

2016

Chelsea

51%

Self

2016

The Boss

58%

Ida Marquette

2016

The Great Gilly Hopkins

66%

Maime Trotter

2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

61%

Self

2015

Lip Sync Battle

64%

Self

2015